From park to park, Foster-Powell families enjoy ‘Hallowe’en Parade’

INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE PARADE VIDEO | This event shows that having safe Hallowe’en fun can be as simple as a neighborhood gathering and stroll …

On schedule, the Foster-Powell Hallowe’en Parade steps off on their annual procession, as it leaves Essex Park.

Story and photos by David F. Ashton

Now in its fifth year, a procession celebrating Hallowe’en delighted the dozens of participants in the Foster-Powell neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, October 27th, at what a costumed participant called their “Annual ‘We’en Walk’,” along SE Center Street.

See the Foster-Powell Hallowe’en Parade as they stroll down S. E. Center Street, from park to park in our brief-yet-comprehensive video:

Again this year, the march – officially called the Foster-Powell Hallowe’en Parade –formed in Essex Park, starting at about 4 p.m.

The celebrants headed out soon after, on their 14 block [0.6 mile] trek west to Kern Park.

Families in their “Annual We’en Walk” saunter westward as the parade is underway.

Although a drenching rainstorm passed over the area about two hours before this parade, there was no precipitation, not even a drizzle, during it.

Unlike other community-based Hallowe’en events, neighbors came out to participate even though there were no candy giveaways, no costume contests with prizes, and no entertainment.

Parade organizer Nicole Sisco leads the way west on SE Center Street.

So, why do they hold this parade?
Its “Casual Organizer”, Nicole Sisco, responded, “Because this is a fun way to bring the community together; we’re here, just having a good time!”

The street is filled with revelers, out for a good time during the “Foster-Powell Hallowe’en Parade”.

“While I still have no idea who or why this started, I took on casually organizing it by putting it on social media four years ago,” Sisco observed.

“And, I keep doing it because it’s grown and expanded over the years,” she told East County News.

After arriving in Kern Park, Oona and Noelle show off this year’s Hallowe’en costume fashions with their mom, Lisa Wiley.

At the end of the route, spilling into Kern Park, kids raced to the playground equipment, while parents looked on and chatted. “The bottom line is, the community is coming together, and having some fun,” observed Sisco.

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